Crypto networks are rapidly shifting onchain to capture skyrocketing AI compute demand through decentralized marketplaces and innovative trading indexes.

As projects like Injective, Render, and Akash compete for market share, the industry’s ultimate test lies in converting this processing power into long-term network revenue and token utility.

Injective (CRYPTO:INJ) – Trading the cost of AI computing

Injective launched the Super Intelligence Compute Index (SICI), tracking rental prices across five Nvidia GPUs.

The index weights the H100 at 40%, B200 at 25%, H200 at 15%, A100 at 10% and RTX 4090 at 10%. Its perpetual market offers up to 10x leverage, using USDC as margin. Injective says the index updates hourly using a seven-day trailing…